Hook mounting for lures



June 9,- 1,931. s. F, DAVENPORT 1,809,776

HOQKKMOUNTING FOR LURES i Filed March 12, 1930 face of ornamental appearance.

Patented June 9, 1931 SAM F, DAVENPORT, OF AUBURN, INDIANA SsIGiIon ".rofrnn canna QHUB Bem: co5,

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Application filed March 12,

This invention relates to fishing lures of the type in which the lure body consists of a representation of a minnow or the like, kand which is provided with a highly finished sur- In such lures the attractive appearance of theI lure bodies is often mutilated and rendered unsightly by reason of scratching and gouging outV of portions thereof by contact with the points of the fish hooks. n

An object of the present invention resides in the provision of a mounting for fish hooks on lure bodies such that the freedom of movement necessary to fishing operations is maintained butin whichV the hooks are limited in their movements sufficiently to prevent any possibility of the barbs ofthe hooks coming into contact with the surface of thelure body.`

A further object of the invention consists in the provision of such a limiting means for Vthe hooks which will also serve to prevent any possibility of the hooks becoming' lodged or cocked out of normal suspended position as by frictional orwedging action between the hooks and their suspending means.

In the accompanying drawings y l n Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a lure embodying the present invention and showing in dotted lines the limits of movement of the hooks. n Y

Y Figure 2 is a transverse sectional View taken on line 2 2 of Figure 1 and also show ing in dotted lines one of the extreme positions of the fish hooks. Y

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view through a portion of the'mounting for the hooks; and Figure 4 is'V a transverse sectional view takenon line 1 4 of Figure 3. A

Referring to the drawings in greater detail the numeral 1 indicates the lure body which may be of wood or any other buoyant mate rial. The body is indicated as having the general form of a small fish and' is as usual in such devices the surface is highly finished and decorated in simulation of fish scales and the like.

kThe fish hook in the embodiment of the invention illustrated is of the gangl hook type comprising a plurality of hook portions 2 and a shank portion 3. The shank is provided 193e.' serial No. 435,293.

fornito provide attaching legs 6; AftertheV hook is threaded on the member 5 and certain stops are secured theretoi as, will'b'e described', the legsf are passed through parallel openings 7 formedy in the body and arey secured iagai'nstkwithdrawalby any suitable anchor- "ing means 8, The legs `(i, it will be understood, vare preferably of' Sufficient length to extend eentirelythrough :the body .1 and allow the curved or base portion v.ofthe member tofprotrude beyond the bodypf 1the lure vas shown 'inf Figures land 3;. By thisjmeans a strong and rigidpvotal ymounting :is provided for the hook as wellyas one which is pleasing totheeye. vw' As already mentioned, .the attractive ap- ,pear'anceof ymany Yluresis greatly marred-by the continued scratching or `gouging of the ornamental surfacesthereof by the points or barbs @i thehooks.k 'Efforts have been made to remedy this defect by limitingthe pivotal y n1o.Yemen-tsv of. -the hooks by various arrangefmentsiofstops andthe lik e,;but suoli efforts ,Y

have not rbeen altogether satisfactory, partly becallseof the unsightly appearance of the s tlructureempioyfed and partly because of the y expense involved; kk:According tothe present Iinvention the-VU-shaped 'mounting 5 for `the hooks provides an excellent means on which topl-ace stops for tlielhook/s so as to permit the necessary freedom of action of the hooks apart a sufficient distance to afford adequate movement for the hook in a direction longitudinally of the lure body but prevent contact g therewith, and, of course, the contact of the hook shanks (Fig. 2) with the lure body pre'- vents engagement of the points with the body Y e in atransverse direction.

l The stops 9 may take a variety of forms but' f in the present instance are shown as bent up into substantially spherical form about the base portion of the member 5 and lsecured thereto as by soldering or the like. These stops, of course, are secured to the member 5 after the eye 4 of the hook is threaded thereon but before the legs 6 of the member are inserted in the openings 7 of the lure body.

The pivotal mounting as above described is simply and cheaply constructed, is strong and durable in operation, is effective in affording protection to the lure body, is of a neat and pleasing appearance, and prevent/s any possibility of the hooks cooking or lodging at abnormal angles with respect to the body of the lure.

In accordance with the patent statutes I have described What I now believe to be the preferred form of the invention, but obviously various minor changes may be made in the details of construction Without departing from the spirit of tho invention, and all such alterations are intended to be included Within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a fish lure, a body portion, an integral substantially U-shaped member having its ends extending through the body portion and secured thereto with the base of the U-shaped portion extending beyond the lure body, and stops on said base for limiting the pivotal movements of a hook mounted thereon.

2. In a fish lure, a body portion, means secured to said body for pivotally suspending a hook therefrom, and beads fiXedly secured to said supporting means for limiting the pivotal movements of the hook.

3. In a fish lure, a body portion, means secured to said body for pivotally suspending a hook therefrom, and hollow beads formed from sheet metal fixedly secured to said supporting means for limiting the pivotal movements of the hook.

4. In a fish lure, a body portion, a sub'- stantially U-shaped member` having its ends secured to the body portion and providing a pivotal ymounting for a hook, and hollow beads formed from sheet metal fixedly secured to the base of said U-shaped portion for limiting the pivotal movements of the hook.

SAM F. DAVENPORT. 

